Casado Dan | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Casado Dan
- France
Painter
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Art is the tool to re-construct the world. Art is my key.
Dan was born and raised in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. He studied graphic design in art school where he met his future wife, Julia Sisi. But the classical education seemed too simplistic for the two young artists. They dreamed of freedom. Together, they dropped out in search of a pure artistic language, detached from any theoretical or aesthetic influence. They abandoned themselves to painting instinctively, following the path traced by the artists of the Art Brut (Outsider Art) movement (Jean Dubuffet). In 1981, fleeing the dictatorial regime of their country, they moved to Barcelona where they worked in antiques for a while. Dan salvaged scraps of restored wood furniture to make sculptures. In 2003, they left the continent to move to El Hierro, a small volcanic island in the Canary Islands, where they established their home workshop. Since 2006, they have participated in many exhibitions around the world. Isolated without being reclusive, they are members of Who-Ha-Da-Da Outsider Art Group and NeoOutsiders, the international group of artists.
In their green paradise, Dan works facing the ocean to the sound of 60s Blues and Soul music. Creating is for him a way to "re-build the world." Recycling takes on artistic and ecological significance. Giving a second life to discarded materials and turning them into works of art, Dan questions man's view of materials. In his highly coloured portraits, he combines natural elements with pasted newspapers. He plays on the transparency of the medium to create backgrounds that are rich in detail. Text rubs shoulders with paint in perfect harmony. Dan defines the various figures (people, animals) by thick black outlining to make them stand out better. His works offer an alternative to reality by transporting us to a happy dream world.
- France :
- 2013ExhibitionDetroit, United States of America (the)
- 2012ExpositionChiangMai, Thailand
- 2007Participation in the Folk FestAtlanta, United States of America (the)
- 2006Participation in the Raw Arts FestivalValence, Spain
- 1956BirthMar del Plata, Argentina
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(131 Artworks)
131 Artworks
Casado Dan
The fruit
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Nature
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
In the air
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Small city
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Love
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
The boat
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
The beach
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
Brothers
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
The siren
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
Paris
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Quiet place
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Friends
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Black hats
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Black cat
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
Thinking green
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
In the meantime
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURCasado Dan
Bee man
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Black moons
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Birdman 2
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Red fish
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Thinking
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
The nest
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Mermaid
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Brothers
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Love letters
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Meaningful
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Flying
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
The key
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Travelers
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
The mountain
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Red mountains
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Walking the dog
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Couple
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Under the red sun
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Free
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
The car
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
Country life
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Under the sun
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Red siren
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
Ancient portrait
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The rabbit
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
The siren
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
Father tree
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURCasado Dan
Bird Man
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Red cats
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
The book
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Watermelon man
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Smart
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Walking with cats
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Going home
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Red land
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The light
80 x 80 cm2.150 EURCasado Dan
Waves
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Open house
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Free
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Sunshine
19 x 19 cm185 EURCasado Dan
Greenland
13 x 13 cm115 EURCasado Dan
The book
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Piano
25 x 25 cm285 EURCasado Dan
Learning to fly
13 x 13 cm115 EUR